Short Circuit (1986)1h38
Science Fiction · Comedy · Family
Director John Badham (6.3 avg)
Also directed WarGames, Saturday Night Fever, Bird on a Wire, and 28 more
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.
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Cast
Ally Sheedy
Steve Guttenberg
Fisher Stevens
Austin Pendleton
G.W. Bailey
Brian McNamara
Tim Blaney
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